191.29
National Pipeline Mapping System
§ 191.29 National Pipeline Mapping System#
(a)Each operator of a gas transmission pipeline or liquefied natural gas facility must provide the following geospatial data to PHMSA for the pipeline or facility:#
(1)Geospatial data, attributes, metadata and transmittal letter appropriate for use in the National Pipeline Mapping System. Acceptable formats and additional information are specified in the NPMS Operator Standards Manual available at https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/ or by contacting the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems Manager at#
(202)366-4595;#
(2)The name of and address for the operator; and#
(3)The name and contact information of a pipeline company employee, to be displayed on a public Web site, who will serve as a contact for questions from the general public about the NPMS data.#
(b)The information required in paragraph#
(a)of this section must be submitted each year, on or before March 15, representing assets as of December 31 of the previous year. If no changes have occurred since the previous year's submission, the operator must comply with the guidance provided in the NPMS Operator Standards manual available www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov or contact the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems Manager at#
(202)366-4595.#
(c)This section does not apply to gathering pipelines. APPENDIX A TO PART 191 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING REPORTING THRESHOLD I. Property Damage Threshold Formula Each year after calendar year 2021, the Administrator will publish a notice on PHMSA's website announcing the updates to the property damage threshold criterion that will take effect on July 1 of that year and will remain in effect until the June 30 of the next year. The property damage threshold used in the definition of an Incident at § 191.3 shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: Where: Tr is the revised damage threshold, Tp is the previous damage threshold, CPIr is the average Consumer Price Indices for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics each month during the most recent complete calendar year, and CPIp is the average CPI-U for the calendar year used to establish the previous property damage criteria. PART 192 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS SUBPART A - GENERAL#